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up and announced that they had. The judge then asked her to read the verdict. We,215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2Xz35fMF4
the jury, find the defendant, Mark, guilty of all charges,” she declared. The room215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqiPFFvqMq
erupted in gasps and cries as the reality of the situation set in. Mark sat215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVP65gr4om
stone-faced as the judge continued to address the jury, thanking them for their service215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpcupVEiOd
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friends trailing behind him. As the trial progressed, it became clear to everyone in215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJssknfmwf1
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Mark was not responsible for his actions due to his mental illness, but the215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiC0Cchiat
evidence presented by the prosecution was too overwhelming. During the trial, the215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcYemoPA8l
prosecution had called a num- ber of witnesses to the stand, including Rachel and several215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviY2QsWfMr
of Mark’s former colleagues. They had all testified to Mark’s increasingly215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUmnOnBtKf
erratic and violent behavior in the months leading up to the murder. The prosecution215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LrH0YaQbI
had also presented evidence of Mark’s online activity, including his search215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeNn5oli4I
history and his messages to Rachel. They painted a picture of a man who was obsessed215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvtCMM25lo
with power and control and who was willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbb42WzYL2d
wanted. The defense had attempted to discredit the wit- nesses and the evidence, but215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwjOKyZASd
their arguments had fallen flat. Mark’s lawyer had also called a psychiatrist to215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyyHX7fdx5
testify about Mark’s mental state, but the jury had clearly not been convinced. Now,215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4OHPRLAWO
as Mark was led away to begin his prison sentence, his family and friends were215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKXl5vs1W8
left to deal with the aftermath. They were shocked and devastated by the verdict,215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKdSxffRbQ
struggling to come to terms with the fact that the man they knew and loved was capable of215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7xVbhzmYq
such horrific acts. Rachel, too, was left to grapple with the trauma of what had215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwKxNJ0GAU
happened. She had been lucky to escape with her life, but the emotional scars of the215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmZ8vfEyGc
experience would be with her for a long time. The trial had been a harrowing experience215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHyA9M1hqu
for everyone involved, and the verdict had brought a sense of closure. But for215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxnk3BbBHh
those closest to Mark and Rachel, the pain and the questions would linger on for215Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2EBKoEYzG
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